Barrel



(No Model.)

S. H. RAYMOND.

BARREL.

No. 331,911. Patented Deo. 8, 1885.

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UNITED -Srarns Partnr @risica SILAS H. RAYMOND, OF GRAND RAPIDS,MICHIGAN.

BARREL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,911, dated December8, 1885.

Application filed October 28, 1885. Serial. No. 181,181.V (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern..-

Be it known that I, SILAs H. RAYMOND, of Grand Rapids, in the county ofKent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Barrels, and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and .exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to au improvement in barrels.

'Ihe object is to provide a light, cheap, and durable barrel suitablefor house use in storing flour, sugar, Src., and keeping the same freefrom dampness and insects.

lVith these ends in View my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of the barrel partiallybroken away. Fig. 2 is atransverse section, and Fig. 3 represents one oftheinside and one of the outside staves. Fig. 4shows a modification; andFig. 5 is a modilied form of inner hoop, showing the shoulder forholding the head formed integral with the hoop.

A represents one of the inside and B one The inside stave, A, is formedof thick paper, such asis commonly termed pasteboard or straw-board, andthe stave B is preferably formed of wood veneer, but may be formed ofpaper, if so desired.

C represents the inside end hoops, which are irst placed upon the endsof the former in constructing the barrel. The ends of the inside paperstaves are then nailed to the hoops C with their edges in close contact.Glue or cement is then applied to the joints, completely lling them. Theoutside staves, B, are then nailed to the end hoops in such position asto lap joints with the paper staves, their joints being filled or notwith glue or cement; and the outside middle hoops, D, are then drivenon, vdrawing twhe whole snugly together. The outside end hoops, c, arethen placed in position and nailed to the staves or through the stavesand inside hoop, C.

To form rests for the heads, thin strips of wood, E, are bent around onthe inside faces of the inner end hoops at their lower edges, and

I secured thereto by nails or other suitable fastening; or the insidehoops might be formed thereby formed on their inner faces, as shown inFig. 5. One of the heads F is permanently secured in position by a thinstrip of wood, e, secured to the inside face of the hoop C outside ofthe head and in close proximity to the head. The other or top head F maybe secured in a removable manner by any of the wellknown means; or itmay be provided with a handle, and may simply rest in position on theinternal shoulder. Instead of forming the 'inside paper stavesseparately, they may be formed of a single sheet of thick paper gored atits ends to conform to the curve ofthe barrel, and the edges where thegores are made may be united by glue or cement. The outer sides of thepaper staves may also be cornpletely covered with glue or cement, f, andthe outside staves applied thereto in such a manner as to compress theglue or cement before it hardens between the outer and inner sets,thereby forming a solid and compact wall impervious to moisture andsecure against the passage of small insects, mice, rats, &c.

The modification represented in Fig. 4 consists in omitting the liningor set of inside staves and nailing the outside staves to the hoop farenough apart to admit air for the purpose of storing fruit andvegetables. The spaces between the staves and the outside and inside endhoops admit of a circulation of air throughout the length of the barrel,and are made at no additional expense, as they are formed during theprocess of construction.

It is evident that slight changes might be the several parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is 1. A'barrel consisting, essentially, ofaninner and outer series of bent staves firmly secured together, theoutside and inside hoops rigidly secured to the staves, the inner hoopshaving shoulders thereon forming seats for the heads, and the strip e,secured to the inner hoop outside of the lower head, for permanentlysecuring said lower head in position.

2. A barrel consisting, essentially, of a sethicker at their loweredges, and shoulders resorted to in the form and arrangement of 9o ICOries of inside paper staves having their edges l In testimony whereof Ihave signed this glued or cemented together and n series of'ontspecification in the presence of two subscribing ro side stavesoverlapping the joints of the inside Witnesses.

series, the ends ofthe Steves being` nailed between outside and insidehoops, and thin strips SILAS H. RAYMOND. of Wood bent around and securedto the inside W'itnesses: Y

faces of the inside hoops to form stops for the I CYRUs E. PERKINS,

WILLIAM A. CHAPMAN.

head, substantially as set forth.

